ESB pension fund has deficit of up to €1.5bnMANAGEMENT AT the ESB is expected to tell trade unions next week that the company’s pension fund is facing an estimated deficit…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Contributions to rise for 350,000 workersPENSION LEVY: THE GOVERNMENT’S new pension levy will see more than 350,000 staff in the public sector pay more in additional…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Travel arrangements and overtime hours to be reviewedABOUT 350,000 staff in the public sector face paying additional pension contributions of between 2 per cent and 10 per cent of…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Head of Ictu highlights importance of pensionsTHE GENERAL secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said the issues surrounding the negotiation of a State…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Ictu blames collapse on 'onerous' pension levyThe general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu), David Begg, said the Government’s proposals for a pension…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Talks on Exchequer savings set to go into nightTalks between the Government and unions on cutting €2 billion in exchequer spending this year are continuing at Government Buildings…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Talks adjourn as Govt draws up positionsTalks on a new national economic recovery programme adjourned at around 9pm tonight and will resume in the morningSun Feb 01 2009 - 00:00
Ibec seeks €3.4bn to support enterpriseEMPLOYERS’ GROUP Ibec has sought the re-prioritisation of the National Development Plan to provide €1Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Unions expect next 48 hours to be crucialTrade union leaders believe that crucial issues in the new national economic-recovery programme could come to a head quite quickly…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Most vulnerable should be protected from cuts - CoriCORI JUSTICE, the social justice campaign group, has said it will press the Government, during talks on a national recovery programme…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Ibec 'disturbed' by ESB staff pay increaseThe employers’ group Ibec has said that the business community is very disturbed by the decision of the ESB to pay a 3Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Ictu says officials see difficulties in altering tax systemGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have maintained there would be technical difficulties in making adjustments to some aspects of the tax system…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Document forecasts jobless rate of over 10% next yearUNEMPLOYMENT could reach more than 10 per cent with over 120,000 people losing their jobs this year and in 2010, the Government…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Next few days will determine if recovery deal is possibleANALYSIS: THE NEXT few days of talks between the Government and the social partners on an economic recovery plan should determine…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Unions seek to widen tax base in talksTHE GOVERNMENT is to circulate a framework document to the social partners today setting out headings and key areas for negotiations…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Government may extend deadline for cutback talksThe Government is to circulate a framework document to the social partners tomorrow setting out headings and key areas for negotiations…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
HSE seeks to keep proceeds from any cutbacks in staff allowancesTHE HEALTH Service Executive is seeking to keep the proceeds from any cutbacks in staff allowances introduced by the Government…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Employers seeking universal wage cuts, Ictu claimsOne of the State's most senior trade union leaders has accused employers' body Ibec of seeking to cut wage levels right across…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Tara Mines staff accept revised termsWORKERS AT Tara Mines have voted to accept new cost-cutting terms and work-practice changes drawn up by an independent facilitator…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Economic recovery talks to begin tomorrowTALKS BETWEEN the Government and the social partners on its economic recovery programme are to get under way tomorrow.Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
HSE to freeze recruitment and review allowances paid to thousands of staffTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to freeze outside recruitment for all management and administrative positions and to carry…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Talks on economic recovery may start on FridayTalks between unions and the Government on the economic recovery programme may start as early as Friday, it has emerged.Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Health workers vote to strike if HSE forces changesABOUT 9,500 health sector workers in Dublin have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the event of the Health Service…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
GPs' over-70s fee twice that requested by HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) wanted the new single capitation rate for general practitioners treating medical card patients…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Further €200m savings to be generated by HSE this yearTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is considering either additional cuts in services or scaling back on allowances paid to staff…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Siptu warns of strikes if public pay cuts are imposedTHE COUNTRY’S largest union has warned of the likelihood of strikes and civil disruption if the Government imposes cuts in public…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Workers at Tara Mines to vote on work practices planABOUT 350 workers at Tara Mines who are members of Siptu are to begin a ballot today on new proposals aimed at ending a dispute…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Increase taxes on property and income, says IctuTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has asked the Government to introduce a new 48 per cent income tax band and a new property…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Unions say Eircom should be nationalisedTHE TRADE union movement has urged the Government to renationalise Eircom as a means of facilitating the expansion of broadband…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Department seeks to cut 4,000 health sector jobsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has proposed that up to 4,000 health sector staff should go as part of the Government’s planned voluntary…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Unions may forgo increments and unsocial hours payPUBLIC SECTOR unions will consider a deal with the Government on areas such as increments and premium out-of-hours payments in…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Cori calls for tax base to be widenedTHE CONFERENCE of Religious in Ireland (Cori) has said the Government’s economic analysis is “extraordinarily pessimistic” and…Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
Cori proposes seven-year recovery programmeThe Conference of Religious in Ireland (Cori) has said that the Government’s economic analysis is “extraordinarily pessimistic…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
IMO put €30m price on medical card dealTHE IRISH Medical Organisation (IMO) sought the Government to establish a €30 million compensation fund to assist GPs affected…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Patients wait 480 days for appointmentFigures produced as part of the pilot "HealthStat" programme, which compares performance in different hospitals, show that the…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Senior civil servant offered to take €10,000 pay cutA PRINCIPAL officer in the Civil Service has written directly to the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan offering to take a €10…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Cost audit of disability groupsTHE GOVERNMENT is to review wages and costs in hundreds of non-government agencies and organisations that receive State funds…Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Workers at Tile Market stores to be let goSTAFF AT Tile Market stores have been told that the company is to be placed in creditors' voluntary liquidation.Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Union calls for special construction industry levy for dismissed apprenticesTHE TECHNICAL Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) has called on the Government to introduce a special levy on employers in…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
HSE and unions agree ways to reduce costsMANAGEMENT AND health sector trade union leaders have agreed methods to cut costs and changes in work practices for up to 100…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
Absenteeism in largest hospitals running at 5%ABSENTEEISM IN the country's largest hospitals is running at 5 per cent on average, according to a new report drawn up by the…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Government to seek talks on payTHE GOVERNMENT is expected to issue invitations to the social partners to take part in talks on plans for economic recovery and…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Dismay over lack of drug savingsTHE PHARMACEUTICAL industry has expressed "disappointment and frustration" that the Government has not managed to secure any …Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Building workers call on Ictu to suspend talksA KEY group in the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has urged the trade union movement to suspend talks with the Government…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Union leader signals pay on talks agendaTHE HEAD of the country's largest public-sector trade union has said "an incomes policy" will undoubtedly form part of the talks…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Crunch time for HSE cost-saving talks with unionsTALKS BETWEEN the Health Service Executive (HSE) and health sector trade unions on some of the most extensive cost-containment…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Reform of HSE payments still soughtTHIS TIME last year the Health Service Executive (HSE) was planning to save about €100 million by introducing a new payment structure…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Hibernian to charge customers €160 Government levyPRIVATE INSURANCE company Hibernian Health has said it is to pass on the cost of the new €160 per adult levy introduced by the…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
IN&M staff asked to take pay freeze or salary reductionUP TO 600 staff working for the Independent News and Media group have been asked to accept a pay freeze or salary reductions …Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Mixed reaction from employers as Cori calls plan lopsidedSOCIAL PARTNERS: THE GOVERNMENT'S new economic recovery plan has been welcomed by some employers but criticised by the Conference…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
